8:35 – 9:35 a.m. | Segment I: Commercial & Residential Forecasts (Plenary)
Residential Forecast: What do the latest numbers tell us about the residential market in the Northern Colorado? We’ll examine sales numbers, listings, average and median prices and much more.
Dennis Schick, RE/MAX Alliance
Commercial Forecast: Office, retail and industrial space are filling up throughout the NoCo. We’ll take a look at major developments and sales, as well as the latest vacancy and leasing statistics.
Ryan Schaefer, NAI Affinity
9:50 – 10:50 a.m.| Segment II | Affordable Housing Summit Update (Residential)
BizWest convened leaders from the private sector and local governments at the Northern Colorado Affordable Housing Summit in October 2024. The event included a workshop during which stakeholders discussed challenges and obstacles to creating more affordable housing in the region. This session will provide an update on that process, including key recommendations.
Moderator: Kristin Todd, NoCo Foundation
9:50 – 10:50 a.m.| Segment II | Managing the Real Estate Cycle (Commercial)
From recovery to expansion, hyper supply to recession, real estate operates in cycles. Understanding and managing those cycles for different segments is critical for investors, property owners and brokers. What part of the real estate cycle are we in, and how can that inform investment strategies?
Moderator: Jake Hallauer, NAI Affinity; Amanda Smith Greenberg, Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti; Bill Grubbs, McWhinney Real Estate Services Inc.; Marci Meyer, Senior Vice President & Director of Mortgage, Mountain Valley Bank/Platte Valley Companies; Nicholas Sly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Segment III | Breaking Ground I (Commercial)
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new commercial construction, with some projects in the planning stage and others already emerging from the ground. Our panel of development directors will provide a complete rundown of the region’s top projects. This panel is a huge hit year after year!
Sarah Crosthwaite, Town of Johnstown; John Hall, City of Greeley; Robert Paulsen, City of Loveland; Clay Frickey, City of Fort Collins; Evan Wendlandt, Town of Windsor
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Segment III | Top Producers (Residential)
A look at how high-performing residential real estate agents are succeeding after the NAR settlement, and current market conditions with limited inventory and higher interest rates.
Moderator: Brandon Brooks, Landmark Homes; Chris Doyle, The Group Inc.; Kareen Larsen, RE/MAX Alliance Kinzli Team; Matt Shoup, C3 Real Estate; Sarah Tyler, Kentwood Real Estate
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Segment IV | EREC Awards + State Demographer (Plenary)
Demographic changes are coming to Colorado, with an aging population and slower population growth, even as Northern Colorado leads the state in net population increase. How will the region and state compete to attract and retain a qualified workforce, and what does this mean for the real estate sector?
Introduction: David Wood, sponsored by Landmark Homes
Emcee: Pete Thrasher, EREC; featuring Clifford Scholarship Award; Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and Lifetime Achievement Award
Guest Speaker: Nancy Gedeon, Colorado State Demographer’s Office
Macro level trends: what type of homes will be built and where?
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Segment V | Breaking Ground II (Commercial)
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new commercial construction, with some projects in the planning stage and others already emerging from the ground. Our panel of development directors will provide a complete rundown of the region’s top projects. This panel is a huge hit year after year!
Cody Bird, Town of Wellington; Julian Jacquin, Town of Erie; Anne Johnson, Town of Berthoud; Mike Masciola, City of Brighton; Laura Moody, City of Longmont
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Segment V | Market Update (Residential)
Data is key to understanding the residential market. This session will provide county-by-county breakdowns of the supply of developed residential lots, sources of buyers, home-building trends and other key data.
Guest Speaker: Evan Forrest, Zonda Home, Western Division
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Session VI | Growing Pains: How Cities & Towns Manage Rapid Growth (Plenary)
Larimer and Weld counties typically top the state in population growth, with hundreds of thousands of additional residents expected in the decades ahead. How do the region’s municipalities plan for such growth, and what challenges does it present in terms of staffing, services and quality of life?
Moderator: Darin Atteberry, SGR; Rachel Flynn, Greeley; Kelly DiMartino, Fort Collins; Shane Hale, Windsor; Matt LeCerf, Johnstown